On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Bryan Gardiner <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:21:55 +0100 > Ignas Anikevicius <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> On 22/08/12 02:53:53 +0530, Abhijeet R wrote: >> > With the default configuration, when I press the combination >> > Mod4+Control+j,k, the cursor moves to the other screen at the >> > coordinate (0,0). Is there a way so that I can move the cursor to >> > middle of screen (I mean, at the coordinate (height/2,width/2) )? >> >> I have written a small patch, which changes the behaviour, so that we >> have the mouse repositioned to the centre of the screen. Could we have >> some discussion about this being the default? Because since I have >> started using this myself, it has been easier to notice which screen >> is focused. I also started using unclutter to hide my mouse cursor, >> which I find to be better than just move it to the corner of the >> screen. >> >> What others think about this? > > Does (or can) your patch prevent the focus order from changing on the > screen that is switched to? One of the great things about having the > cursor move to the top-left is that (I think, for most people) there's > a wibox up there, so the mouse doesn't get placed into any window and > the focus goes back to the last active window on the screen. > > At least, a quick test of moving the mouse to the center of the screen > changes the focus for me. I see the benefit of having the cursor go > to the center though :). > > Cheers, > Bryan
And as a lurker, I see the benefits for a non-mouse user to have the mouse out-of-the-way. Having the cursor in the center of the screen would be annoying in some instances (especially with full-screened windows or single windows on the screen). It should probably be configurable. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [email protected].
